Kress, Hugh R.

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Adair & Myers PLLC

Suite 320
3120 Southwest Freeway

Houston, TX 77098

Phone: (713) 568-1397 / 888-605-8342

Fax: (713) 522-3322

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Lawyer Overview

Hugh Kress' practice involves patent prosecution and related transactions usually involving highly technical and complex technology in the computer, semiconductor, electronics, and nanotechnology fields; trademark procurement and protection; copyright registration and protection; a variety of Internet-related areas including domain name procurement and protection, and trademark and domain name disputes; patent validity and infringement analyses; and computer software and patent licensing.

His prosecution experience includes preparation and prosecution of over 400 patent applications relating to technologies ranging from implantable medical devices to semiconductor architecture and fabrication.

Mr. Kress' patent litigation experience includes all aspects of discovery, trial preparation, and trial.

  • Preparation and prosecution of U.S. and international patent applications in a broad spectrum of technologies, including semiconductor architecture and processing, nanotechnology, telecommunications, software, and implantable medical devices
  • Post-issuance patent proceedings, including reissue and reexamination applications
  • Resolution of trademark/domain name disputes, brokering the acquisition of domain name registrations and trademark rights for Internet start-up companies
  • Representation in large, multi-patent cases involving computer memories, microprocessor circuitry, semiconductor manufacturing, medical device technology, and telecommunications
  • Prelitigation analyses including rendering patent infringement and validity opinions, general patent portfolio review, development of licensing strategies, and software development and licensing agreements
  • Analysis and preparation of the technical aspects of patent cases, including the development of validity, infringement, and enforceability issues for discovery and trial
  • Preparation of demonstrative exhibits for trial and hearings; preparation of both fact and expert witnesses for deposition and trial
  • All aspects of document production, written discovery, and deposition issues


    University of Houston Law Center
    J.D., 1993

    Rice University
    B.S.E.E., 1988


    State Bar of Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern, and Western District of Texas; United States Patent and Trademark Office; American and Houston Bar Associations; Houston Intellectual Property Law Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers; Association For Computing Machinery


    Member, Houston Bar Association Special Olympics Committee

  • "A World Without Borders: Jurisdictional and Choice of Law Issues in Technology Transactions;" State Bar of Texas International Law Section, 13th Annual International Law Institute, February 13, 2001

    Areas of Practice

    • Intellectual Property Law

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    Intellectual Property Law

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    Qualifications

    Bar Admissions

    • Texas, 1993
    • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
    • U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
    • U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
    • U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
    • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

    Professional Associations and Memberships

    • Houston Bar Association (Member)
    • American Bar Association (Member)
    • Houston Intellectual Property Law Association (Member)
    • American Intellectual Property Law Association (Member)
    • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Member)
    • Association for Computing Machinery (Member)

    Education

    • University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas, 1993
      J.D.
    • Rice University, Houston, Texas, 1988
      B.S.E.E.
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    Address

    Suite 320
    3120 Southwest Freeway
    Houston, TX 77098

    Phones

    (713) 568-1397
    888-605-8342

    Faxes

    (713) 522-3322

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    Websites

    http://www.am-law.com

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